I don’t think the Republicans who chose to accept Trump as a done deal in April are at a panic point yet, but it's worth noting: All it would take to dump him in Cleveland would be a vote to free the delegates, followed by having at least half of the convention oppose him on the first ballot.

Technically, they wouldn’t even have to have an alternate candidate. Trump dissenters could vote for various other candidates -- or Mickey Mouse, for that matter -- as long as a total of 1,237 of them don’t vote for Trump.

Now we're talking.

If I were a Republican, and this were my candidate for the most important office in America, I would be too embarrassed to show my face in public.

Right now the very best thing for progressives is for Bernie Sanders to accept
reality and get out of the way, for the Democrats to then unify and
focus on the general election, and for the chaos at the RNC convention
to happen just like we all expected it to in the first place.

Then everything will be right in the world again.

But remember Democrats are notorious for snatching defeat from the jaws of victory. So everybody needs to stay focused and do their part.

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After Hillary's resounding win in California and a few other states last night, Bernie has lost his leverage. If I was on his staff I'd find something else to do. Even if he won't end his campaign, I think it is safe for Hillary to focus on the general election and let Bernie sputter over in a corner.

Bernie never should have been allowed to join the Democratic party! He's done nothing but create havoc and is nothing more than a nasty, senile old man with an ego as big as Trump's!!

Get the hell out of dodge, Bernie - go back home to your state and take a very needed break! We really are sick and tired of you and Jane!

Hillary won fair and square and she's being awfully nice and patient with you. She understands how you feel in losing (because she went through it too!) and it's time to move on and be a decent politician!

Oh, and don't forget to publically congratulate Mrs. Clinton on her win!

They raised their chairs in a threatening manner in Nevada on camera and heckled Sen. Barbara Boxer, thus losing the election for Sanders after Sarandon had screamed in Dolores Huerta's face on camera at the first NV election meet-up in February.

The saddest thing about the US media is how people are so unhappy in their lives that they take to sites to demean and slander strangers. Rumors and opinions are taken as a person's truth. No one knows another's truth. THAT is the only fact worth knowing in relation to human relations.

@9:40"No, the saddest thing -- the loss of concern for the truth for without it we can't navigate our way in reality, in all its fascination and wonder."

Agreed.

Truth this:"“[A]ll of the materials retrieved from any electronic equipment obtained from former Secretary Clinton for the investigation are evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value"https://www.scribd.com/doc/315057055/Show-Temp-12

The company in Asia that makes such great animation film shorts has made one on Bernie. Funny! (Trigger Warning: not recommended for Bernie or Bust folks.)http://cdn.streamable.com/video/mp4-mobile/dqu4.mp4

At least Bernie brought up in his speech yesterday that having a racist republican as president was unacceptable. He needs to ween his supporters off himself and point them toward Hillary. Some may be Libertarians/others who will vote for Trump. Hopefully there are not a great number of those.HRC voter.

My absolutely favourite thing I heard this morning was the Clinton campaign manager saying that that Trump was LOW ENERGY last night. Gotta love it. Their library of Trump flips flops (was for the war in Irag before he was against it - ditto Libya and on and on ad nauseum) will really sting him this summer. And Hillary doesn't have to say a peep - just keep talking about your plans for America, girl. Let The Donald do himself in. LOW ENERGY Donald - guffaw, guffaw.

“[A]ll of the materials retrieved from any electronic equipment obtained from former Secretary Clinton for the investigation are evidence, potential evidence, or information that has not yet been assessed for evidentiary value,” the FBI said in the filing.Release of any of that additional information “could reasonably be expected to interfere with the pending investigation,” it added."http://thehill.com/policy/national-security/282709-fbi-everything-on-clinton-is-evidence-or-possible-evidenceCan you say 30,000 "deleted" emails?

You two anti-Hillary guys need to give it a rest and stay on your Reddit echo chamber pages, because you are helping Hillary here. Evidently you are too tone deaf to see that you are not sowing doubt, but are solidifying support for her because of your mindless, repetitious persecution. #huntingofhillary

Imagined conversation between the President and Bernie at the White House this week:Bernie: But I have the right to stay in the race! The FBI is going to indict her. We got over 10 million votes. Millionaires and billionaires--President Obama: First of all, Bernie, I have seen the preliminary draft report from the FBI. There will be a warning given to her about future e-mail use and that's it. She understands what she did wrong and apologized for it. Secondly, the FBI does not have the power to indict anyone. That is AG Lynch's job at the DOJ, and they have assembled no plans, resources or personnel towards this: there are no plans for a special prosecutor or even a grand jury. Sorry, Bernie. You gotta concede after DC.

The bar has been set so low. All Trump was required to do last night was manage reading a short generic speech off a teleprompter. If he keeps doing this I don't see conservatives as being unhappy enough to bring in anyone else.

Trump may be capable of occasionally reading short generic speech off a teleprompter, but he will continue to react off the cuff whenever he hears something critical of him. I will be very surprised if the gop doesn't figure out some way to replace him before or at the convention. Some of them are finally starting to realize how mentally unstable he is.

Trump is running his own campaign and making terrible decisions, like having no digital plan or ground game. Elections are not won by hashtags and rallies, Trump! http://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2016-06-08/trump-says-no-reason-to-raise-1-billion-for-campaign

When Donald Trump emerged as the presumptive Republican nominee in May, a GOP in denial reassured itself that the divisive, name-calling candidate who dominated the primaries would make a dignified turn toward the general election. A month later, Republicans are beginning to wake up. Trump might never change.

“For those of us who had hoped we would see the 2.0 version, I think the realization is coming that we got what we got,” said Sen. Jeff Flake (R-AZ) who has yet to endorse Trump. “That is not somebody who can win the White House.”

Gryphen, please don't write off Mr. Drumpf just yet. He has a few flaws, sure, but look what he's promised Americans will get when they elect him:

HIGHER PAY AND LOWER TAXES FOR EVERYONE!!LONGER VACATIONS FOR EVERY WORKING AMERICAN!FREE COFFEE IN ALL CORPORATE BREAK ROOMS! LONG OVERDUE INFRASTRUCTURE REPAIRS AND UPGRADES THAT WILL COST TAXPAYERS NOTHING!!WE WILL BUILD THAT BEAUTIFUL WALL THAT MEXICO WILL PAY FOR!!EVERY SINGLE MANUFACTURING JOB THAT OBAMA SHIPPED OVERSEAS WILL BE COMING BACK! INCLUDING MINE WORKERS, MEAT PACKING, SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS, HAND DEMOLITION WORKERS AND SUMMERTIME ARIZONA ROOFERS!CROOKED HILLARY AND EVERYONE ELSE DRUMPF DOESNT LIKE ARE GOING TO JAIL!ALL OF OBAMA"S JOB-KILLING REGULATIONS WILL BE REVERSED!OBAMACARE IS DEAD AND EVERYONE WILL HAVE MUCH BETTER MEDICAL CARE AT A MUCH LOWER COSTALL OF THE HILLARY/OBAMA WARS WILL BE OVER AND ALL OTHER COUNTRIES WILL LOVE, RESPECT AND FEAR AMERICA AGAIN!EVERYTHING IN AMERICA WILL BE TREMENDOUS AND BEAUTIFUL! EVERY ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT - AND A LOT OF LEGAL ONES - WILL BE SENT HOME!!THE MEDIA WILL NO LONGER GET TO REPORT ON ANYTHING THEY WANT TO!ALL INVESTIGATIONS AND LAWSUITS AFFECTING DRUMPF ORGANIZATIONS OR DRUMPF FAMILY MEMBERS WILL BE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY!ALL IRS, FBI, JUDICIAL AND CONGRESSIONAL INVESTIGATIONS AND AUDITS OF DRUMPF COMPANIES, SENIOR EXECUTIVES AND AFFILIATED ENTITES WILL BE CANCELLED IMMEDIATELY!!PROPERTIES TARGETED FOR DRUMPF ORGANIZATION ACQUISITION WILL BE SEIZED AND TURNED OVER TO THE DRUMPF ORGANIZATION UNDER EMINENT DOMAIN POWERS!25,000 US ARMY RANGERS, RAPID RESPONSE AND NAVY SEAL OPERATIVES WILL BE DEPLOYED ACROSS THE COUNTRY TO INTERDICT AND DETAIN EVERY ONE OF THE 10,000+ INDIVIDUALS ON THE "DJT MAKE AMERIKA GREAT AGAIN FOUNDATION" ENEMIES LIST!A BRIEF PERIOD OF MARTIAL LAW AND SUSPENSION OF THE CONSTITUTION WILL BE INITIATED BECAUSE WE CAN NO LONGER SIT BACK AND ALLOW COMMUNIST TERRORIST INFILTRATION, COMMUNIST TERRORIST INDOCTRINATION, COMMUNIST TERRORIST SUBVERSION AND THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNIST TERRORIST CONSPIRACY TO SAP AND IMPURIFY ALL OF OUR PRECIOUS BODILY FLUIDS!!!

(I know, it got a little weird towards the end but I'm confident he'll be shakin' the ol' Etch-a-Sketch(tm) and eventually forget all about the bad things he promised to do...)

Paul Ryan is a chickenshit and the GOP deserves the bill of goods they all swore to support should he win, because he just wants to be treated fairly. Ryan comes out and calls his words racist then crawls under his rock and locks the door.

Donald Trump is really taking that “my African-American” thing seriously. Despite support from former KKK leaders, Trump’s acceptance speech from last night’s primary wins included a bizarre moment in his typical ramblings.

His ass should be kicked out of the Democratic Party! I've said this a zillion times!

He is an embarrassment to America and to think I actually liked him in the beginning. Don't anymore! He's too old and nasty! Plus, he has a wife that would not fit well as First Lady and from all sources, she runs him!

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